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July 25, 2025 2 mins
# Tesla's Stock Plunges 9% After Missed Earnings: What Investors Need to Know

Dive into the latest analysis of Tesla's challenging quarter as its stock drops to $305.30 following disappointing financial results. This episode unpacks Tesla's 11.8% revenue decline to $22.5 billion, missed EPS targets, and dramatic reduction in free cash flow from $1.34B to just $146M year-over-year. We examine the wave of analyst downgrades from firms including Cfra Research, William Blair, Deutsche Bank, and Morgan Stanley, contrasted with Wedbush's bullish $500 price target. Despite European market share losses and investor uncertainty driving unusual trading patterns, discover why Tesla's expanding supercharger network, energy business, and ambitious AI and robotaxi plans might still offer long-term value. Perfect for investors navigating Tesla's most divided analyst landscape in two years as the market balances disappointing quarterly performance against revolutionary technology potential.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Tesla's share price as of this morning stands at three
hundred five United States dollars and thirty cents, reflecting a
nine percent drop over the last day, following a disappointing
quarterly earnings release. That quarterly result saw both revenue and
profit failed to meet market expectations. Specifically, revenue came in
at twenty two point five billion United States dollars, about

(00:22):
eleven point eight percent lower than last year, and met
margin and return on equity both showed weaker than anticipated numbers.
Earnings per share for the period landed at forty cents,
missing consensus forecasts by three cents. This triggered a wave
of selling, with trading volume this week at times well
above its typical average. Wednesdays saw nearly sixty six million

(00:45):
shares traded by midday, though it was still thirty nine
percent below the usual daily level, likely a sign of
recent uncertainty and investor caution. Recent weeks have also marked
a significant change in market sentiment and analyst outlooks. Been
several analyst downgrades see for a Research moved Tesla from
moderate buy to hold, William Blair cut its rating to

(01:07):
market perform, and Deutsche Bank Morgan Stanley, and UBS each
have lowered their respective price targets, with the consensus forecast
settling around two hundred ninety nine United States dollars and
ninety one cents. However, Wedbush has remained notably bullish, with
a reiterated target of five hundred United States dollars per share.

(01:28):
Tesla's challenges over the last quarter have not only been financial.
The company's free cash flow sharply fell to one hundred
forty six million United States dollars compared to one point
three four billion United States dollars the previous year. In Europe,
Tesla lost some electric vehicle market share as industry sales
slumped by more than seven percent. Yet positive notes come

(01:51):
from Tesla's expanding range of business segments, including rapid growth
in its supercharger, battery and energy businesses. There is also
considerable long term optimism about autonomous vehicles, robot taxi technology,
and Tesla's bold moves into artificial intelligence. Investor consensus on

(02:11):
Tesla is now more divided than at any other point
in the past two years, while analysts still see a
hold position and project potential for recovery toward the end
of the year, with year end forecasts approaching three hundred
fifty one United States dollars and seventy three cents. The
current landscape is significantly more cautious as the market absorbs

(02:33):
both disappointing results and bold long term strategic ambition
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